[02/22] Karen 5th single "Junjou Hanafubuki" & DVD "Karen ga

[Starra]

Karen's 3rd enka cover album! No tracklist yet.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%AB%E3%83 ... B005OMBOHC

[boinsie]

So long as Karen's still being allowed to release these, we know that our H!P groups are good to stick around for a looooong time.

[resop2]

^
I think that argument is slightly flawed.

Karen is (presumably) one person, so she only has to sell a fraction of what a group sells to be as cost effective. (Of course if Karin is a group then your theory is fine.)

[Starra]

Karen is only one person .

[boinsie]

^I think that argument is slightly flawed.

Karen is (presumably) one person, so she only has to sell a fraction of what a group sells to be as cost effective. (Of course if Karin is a group then your theory is fine.)

Karen's first album Karen no Enka ga Ippai charted first week at 186 with 800 sales. Her second album Karen no Enka ga Ippai 2 didn't chart on Oricon at all and as such has functionally no sales for us to even attempt to keep track of.
Granted, she also gets basically zero promotion beyond her own roaming the streets singing into a mic, so I guess there's that trade-off.

[Rm88]

There's plenty of multi-girl groups who manage to do way worse than H!P groups, and they still exist

Back on topic - I'll love it like I love the previous two, but, will she ever release an original album?

[Starra]

No way, that'd cost too much money!

[boinsie]

[Starra]

Tracklist from Amazon:

1. 大阪恋うた (Osaka Koi Uta)
2. おもいで酒 (Omoide Sake)
3. 道頓堀人情 (Doutonbori Ninjou)
4. 想い出ぼろぼろ (Omoide Boroboro)
5. 北国の春 (Kitaguni no Haru)
6. 浪花節だよ人生は (Naniwabushi da yo Jinsei wa)
7. 演歌なんか歌えない (Enka nanka Utaenai)
8. いつでも夢を (Itsudemo Yume wo)

[danzarely]

No way, that'd cost too much money!

True that!